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Rio Olympics 2016: GB’s Nicola Adams wins flyweight gold again – BBC News

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Media playback is not supported on this device GB’s Adams wins boxing gold Nicola Adams became the first British boxer to retain an Olympic title for 92 years by winning gold in the women’s flyweight final at Rio 2016. The 33-year-old won a unanimous points decision to beat France’s Sarah Ourahmoune. Britain have now won 26 golds in Brazil and 63 medals overall, two short of the record 65 won…

The Rio Olympics Are Where TV Finally Sees the Future – WIRED

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Let’s get this out of the way, Olympics deniers: If you watch television at all, you’ve probably watched the Games. They’re simply a straight-up TV phenomenon. The Olympics still hold the record for most-watched global television event of all time—70 percent of the world watched at least some portion of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. But chances are, the way you’re watching the 2016 Rio Games is markedly different from the…

Saturday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results – Los Angeles Times

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Schedule and results from Saturday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Men’s singles gold medal match Chen Long, China, d. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, 2-0 Men’s singles bronze medal match Viktor Axelsen, Denmark, d. Lin Dan, China, 2-1 Basketball (Women) Bronze medal game Serbia 70, France 63 Gold medal game 11:30 a.m.–United States vs. Spain Boxing Women’s flyweight gold medal match Nicola Adams, Great Britain, d. Sarah Ourahmoune, France, 3-0 Men’s bantamweight gold medal match Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana, Cuba, d. Shakur Stevenson, United States,…

Rio Olympics 2016: GB’s Nicola Adams wins flyweight gold again – BBC News

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Media playback is not supported on this device GB’s Adams wins boxing gold Nicola Adams became the first British boxer to retain an Olympic title for 92 years by winning gold in the women’s flyweight final at Rio 2016. The 33-year-old won a unanimous points decision to beat France’s Sarah Ourahmoune. Britain have now won 26 golds in Brazil and 63 medals overall, two short of the record 65 won…

Dead rubber Why squash is not an Olympic sport – The Economist (blog)

Saturday, August 20, 2016

TWENTY-EIGHT sports have been contested in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio. Yet though that number makes it impossible to keep track of all 306 events, it is still not enough to include all disciplines that would like to feature. Despite much vigorous campaigning by the World Squash Federation (WSF), a bid to add the game to the Rio schedule was rejected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2009….

Bledisloe Cup: New Zealand thrash Australia in Rugby Championship opener – BBC News

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Waisako Naholo scores the All Blacks’ fourth try New Zealand opened the 2016 Rugby Championship by humiliating Australia 42-8 in the Bledisloe Cup at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney. Ryan Crotty, Beauden Barrett, Jerome Kaino and Waisake Naholo scored tries as they led 32-3 at the break. Dane Coles and Julian Savea went over to extend the lead before Nick Phipps scored a consolation try. Police are to investigate how…

Field hockey players become first openly gay married couple to win gold – USA TODAY

Saturday, August 20, 2016

x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Nate Scott breaks down probable highlights in the Rio Games on Aug. 20. USA TODAY Sports Great Britain defender Hollie Webb (20) celebrates with teammates after scoring the game winning goal in a shoot out past Netherlands goalkeeper Joyce Sombroek during the gold medal match in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Hockey Centre.(Photo: Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE…

Rio 2016 Olympics: Liam Heath wins kayak sprint for GB’s 25th gold – live! – The Guardian

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Day 15, another Saturday – Super Saturday? Satiating Saturday? – and the biggest gold rush of the Games so far, with a full 30 on offer today. Follow them all here, if only to test the live blog team as we try not to miss any. Here’s our recap of day 14, when half of Britain remembered how exciting hockey can be (the other half knew already) and the greatest…

US swimmer’s money will support sports programs in Rio – USA TODAY

Saturday, August 20, 2016

x Embed x Share Lochte and three U.S. swimmers said they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, with Lochte saying their cab was pulled over by men impersonating police officers. Jimmy Feigen is one of three U.S. swimmers still in Brazil after allegedly being robbed earlier this week.(Photo: Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — The money that U.S. swimmer Jimmy Feigen must pay to resolve his legal cases in…

Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt wins ninth Olympic gold as Jamaica take 4x100m relay – BBC News

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Media playback is not supported on this device Bolt wins ninth Olympic gold medal Usain Bolt ended his Olympic career by claiming an unprecedented ‘triple triple’ and his ninth gold as Jamaica won the 4x100m relay final in Rio. Bolt, 29, had won the 100m and 200m in Rio and is the only man to win all three sprint events at three Games. He combined with Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake…

Great Britain wins gold in shootout, ends Netherlands Olympic reign – NBC Olympics

Saturday, August 20, 2016

There is a new gold medalist in women’s field hockey. Great Britain claimed the gold medal after defeating the Netherlands 2-0 in a historic shootout win. With time winding down and the pressure increasing, it was anybody’s game with the score tied at three all. Great Britain’s Nicola White scored the game-tying goal on a rebound off of a penalty corner that would ultimately send the two teams into a shootout….

US swimmer’s money will support sports programs in Rio – USA TODAY

Saturday, August 20, 2016

x Embed x Share Lochte and three U.S. swimmers said they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, with Lochte saying their cab was pulled over by men impersonating police officers. Jimmy Feigen is one of three U.S. swimmers still in Brazil after allegedly being robbed earlier this week.(Photo: Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — The money that U.S. swimmer Jimmy Feigen must pay to resolve his legal cases in…

The Impact and Legacy of the Olympics on Host Cities – TIME

Friday, August 19, 2016

It takes a city nearly a decade to plan for the Olympics, from the invitation to declare interest by the International Olympic Committee to the selection to the opening ceremony seven years later. Previous hosts used the Games to bulk up infrastructure (stadiums, housing, transportation) in a bid to attract global investment. Pledges were made to repurpose existing structures or tear down and reuse what would be built, as Rio…

Marveling at the Soaking Wet Rockettes of the Olympics – New York Times

Friday, August 19, 2016

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Brazil and Germany set for gold medal match showdown – NBC Olympics

Friday, August 19, 2016

Brazil is one match away from winning its first Olympic soccer gold medal. Neymar and company will take on Germany in the gold medal match at the Maracanã Stadium. This is one of the most highly anticipated events at the Olympics for Brazilian fans as one of the proudest soccer nations in the world looks to win Olympic gold on home soil. The Maracanã will undoubtedly be packed to capacity…

USA outlasts Spain to advance to gold medal game – NBC Olympics

Friday, August 19, 2016

For the fourth Olympics in a row, the United States put an end to Spain’s gold medal hopes. With an 82-76 win, the U.S. sent Spain to the bronze medal game and secured an opportunity to play for its third straight gold medal. Without a big performance from any of their stars, DeAndre Jordan led the United States to a stout defensive performance that proved to be the difference in…

NBC’s $12 billion Olympics bet stumbles – Chicago Tribune

Friday, August 19, 2016

Back in June, Steve Burke described what he called his Olympics “nightmare.” “We wake up someday and the ratings are down 20 percent,” the chief executive officer of NBCUniversal said at a conference. “If that happens, my prediction would be that millennials had been in a Facebook bubble or a Snapchat bubble and the Olympics have come, and they didn’t know it.” He has escaped that with the Rio games…

Baseball wants to have more offense and shorter games, which is impossible – SB Nation

Friday, August 19, 2016

The most important thing you can possibly remember about baseball’s quest to shorten games is that you don’t matter. If you’re here, reading an article about baseball that you found through conscious, baseball-seeking choices, you’re already in. You’re the base. The odds are great you’re not going to leave over some mild dickering and rule changes. You’re the person on the far end of the political spectrum, whose platform gets…

Rio 2016: China Rethinks Gold Medal Pursuit at Olympics – Wall Street Journal

Friday, August 19, 2016

BEIJING—The 2016 Olympic Games haven’t been kind to China, and as the country’s medal tally falters, introspection is falling upon officials and media used to touting sports prowess as a symbol of national strength. This year’s medal haul will leave Beijing with its smallest hoard of Olympic gold in two decades. For China, these Summer Games have piled defeat upon defeat in sports it once ruled, like gymnastics and badminton,…